Scott Sanford

Republican | Texas

Candidate Profile

Verified Conservative

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Scott Sanford


Party

Republican


Election Year

2018


Election

General


Race

State Rep., Dist. 70


Incumbent

Yes


Links

Scott Sanford websites FacebookX

EDUCATION

Baylor University, Waco, MTax, 1988

Baylor University, Waco, BBA, 1986

WORK & MILITARY

Cottonwood Creek Church, Executive Pastor, 19

Ernst & Young, CPA, 5

AFFILIATIONS

Cottonwood Creek Church, Executive Pastor, Texas Prayer Caucus

Chair, Texas Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, Member

Leadership Development Center of Cottonwood Creek, President, Christian Leadership Center

Board Member

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

State Rep., 3.7

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

(Candidate did not provide)

SCORECARDS

CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS


LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS

ENDORSEMENTS

CONSERVATIVE (8)

Collin County Conservative Republicans-TX

Lone Star Liberty

National Rifle Association PVF

Texas Eagle Forum

Texas Home School Coalition

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (4)

Collin County Conservative Republicans

Texas Values

Texas Right to Life

Grassroots McKinney

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (17)

Charles Lee Perry

Cindy Burkett

Jodie Laubenberg

John Keating

Jonathan Stickland

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (10)

American Majority Action

Conservative Republicans of Texas

David Simpson

Eagle Forum

Empower Texans


LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)

International Brotherhood of Teamsters

OTHER INFORMATION

QUESTIONNAIRE

RIGHT TO LIFE

Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.

Strongly Agree

Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds or grants from federal, state, or local governments.

Strongly Agree

Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?

I look forward to the day that abortion is unthinkable and unavailable.


ECONOMY

It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has a livable income.

Strongly Disagree

Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.

Strongly Agree

The state constitution should limit the growth of spending to the rate of population growth plus the rate of inflation.

Strongly Agree

Congress should pass a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution.

Strongly Agree

What is the best way to bring down unemployment?

Empowering people to engage in the free market, unburdened by government, will allow for full employment for all those will to do so.

What role should government play in boosting the economy?

The government should remove itself from the economy through less regulation and financial manipulations.


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

Governments should not discriminate against individuals, organizations or small businesses because of their belief that marriage is only a union of one man and one woman.

Strongly Agree

Governments should define marriage as between one man and one woman; no other definition of marriage should be legalized or supported with taxpayer or public funds.

Strongly Agree

Religious liberty is at risk in the United States and deserves the highest level of protection in the law.

Strongly Agree


HEALTHCARE

It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health insurance.

Strongly Disagree

How would you promote healthcare coverage that is adequate, affordable and accessible for all?

We would need to healthcare to a free market system.


NATIONAL SECURITY

I am in favor of construction of a wall and other necessary infrastructure on our border that gives complete control over entering and exiting the United States.

Strongly Agree

Islamic law (Sharia) should take precedence over national and state laws where there are Islamic majority communities in the U. S.

Strongly Disagree

I support sanctuary cities.

Strongly Disagree

The best way to maintain peace is through a strong military.

Strongly Agree


EDUCATION

Tuition-free public education should be guaranteed through college.

Strongly Disagree


VALUES

Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.

Strongly Agree

Any teaching to children on sex education in public schools must include all contraceptive methods, and should not show preference to abstinence.

Strongly Disagree

People should be allowed to use public restrooms, showers, and changing rooms based on "gender identity."

Strongly Disagree

Parents should be the primary authority in decisions affecting their minor children.

Strongly Agree

What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers in the Constitution?

The fallen sin nature of man led the Founders to limit and distribute government power.

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

I am a Christ-follower who has been saved by grace. I believe that the Bible is the word of God, and that Christ is the propitiation for our sins, to all who would call on his name.


ABOUT YOU

I support using a party caucus to nominate my party's candidate for Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, and I pledge to vote for my party's nominee.

Yes

I voted in these primaries and general elections:

2010 General Election, 2010 Republican Primary, 2012 General Election, 2012 Republican Primary, 2014 General Election, 2014 Republican Primary, 2016 General Election, 2016 Republican Primary

When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and immigration, which of the following best describes you overall?

Very Conservative

Please provide publicly available information validating your answer to the previous question.

My voting record in the House, my authorship and co-authorship of bills, and other public statements clearly validate all of my above answers.

What education or experience qualifies you to hold the office for which you seek election?

My three legislative terms further qualify me for seeking re-election.

E-mail address and phone number for voters to reach you:

scottsanford.us@gmail.com

Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?

It's time to turn to civility and love for our neighbor in our political discourse. We should acknowledge that our Judeo-Christian heritage is the foundation upon the liberties that we enjoy, and without that underpinning, we will all eventually suffer tyrannical rule and oppression.


CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY

I support the death penalty.

Agree

Mandatory minimum sentencing should be required and enforced for violent crimes.

Strongly Agree


2ND AMENDMENT

More restrictive gun control is needed to protect public safety.

Strongly Disagree


OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Disagree

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